Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
It's not surprising that a certain amount of buzz has surrounded "The Secret Life of Bees," because it's based on a bestselling novel by Sue Monk Kidd and it features a cast that's easy to like. The story's anti-racist and pro-feminist ...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
My Pet World
Q: I do like cats, but I don't think it's right that my neighbor's cats wander around my yard at night and leave little presents in a corner of my garden by morning. Should I trap the cats and take them to a shelter so they'll stop bo...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Opinion
I am sitting on a step outside a sweet home on Martha's Vineyard, with a scrub of Massachusetts landscape and half-pint trees unlike our grand maples. Beaches and horseshoe crabs abound.
My cell phone is in hand, but the satellite miles above kee...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Field hockey
When River Hill lost to Glenelg, 3-2, in overtime earlier this season, the Hawks walked away hoping they could somehow get a rematch.
Thanks to a 2-0 victory over Howard Oct. 14, River Hill will get that second chance. And th...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Arts
Going for baroque
Howard Community College will hold a Baroque Music & Art Songs concert Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Horowitz Center for the Visual and Performing Arts' Monteabaro Recital Hall. Guest tenor Peter Lee and HCC pianist ...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Submitting sports results
The deadline for submitting sports copy is noon on Mondays. We prefer e-mail (howardcountysports@patuxent.com) or fax (410-997-4564). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Events
The annual Fall Maryland Home & Garden Show and Maryland Holiday Craft Show set up shop Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19, at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. Expect to see a bevy of unique home products, displays of fall gardens, exhibits on beauty, ...
Published October 16, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
For the plans for downtown Columbia to have any chance of success, it will take a more global view regarding transit than is in evidence.
A story in our news section this week takes a closer look at the transportation component of the pl...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
As a promising ninth-grader with above-average leaping ability on the Reservoir freshman volleyball team, Shawntel Williams had it all mapped out. She would spend a year on the junior varsity team as a sophomore, then move up to varsity for her junior and...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Arts
You expect Steve Martin to be a wild and crazy guy. He doesn't let you down in "The Underpants" at Olney Theatre Center. It's silly, slightly naughty and a reminder that a traditional stage farce can play well to a contemporary audience...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
These groups meet regularly.
Activity pals -- For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, go shopping, sight-see, dine out and more. 301-596-6385.
Elkridge Senior Center -- 6540 Washington Blvd., Elkridge. 410-313-5192....
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Arts
Opera
Ancient Egypt is the exotic setting for Verdi's truly grand opera, "Aida." The Baltimore Opera Company fills the Lyric Opera House stage with enough soldiers, priests, slaves and ill-fated lovers to make the desert seem anything ...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Arts
Anybody can enjoy Bob Kramer's Columbia-themed paintings, but it doesn't hurt to have a local address. These paintings are so close to home that one of them, "Wilde Lake Village Center in Bloom," depicts the Kramer exhibit's Slayton House locati...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
These groups meet regularly.
All Cancer's support group -- Fourth Wednesday, 7-9 p.m. Columbia Wellness Center, 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia. 410-833-5435 or 410-964-9563.
Bereavement luncheon -- Last Tuesday, noon- 2 p.m. Baugher's Restaurant...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment
NEW MOVIES
"Max Payne" (PG-13). Not reviewed. Mark Wahlberg stars in this action-adventure adaptation of the video game about a framed undercover agent out for revenge. Opens Friday, Oct. 17.
"The Secret Life of Bees" (P...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community, Education
The following students made the dean's list for the spring 2008 semester at Johns Hopkins University: Allison Cappelaere (Ellicott City); Emily Jones (West Friendship); Lisa Rosinsky (Clarksville); and Marissa Flaherty (Woodstock).
The followin...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
Preservation society to give out awards
M. Lee Preston Jr., Barbara Feaga and Ken Short will be honored at this year's Preservationist of the Year awards, presented by Preservation Howard County.
The trio will be honored Nov. 2 at historic...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
No one officiates for the money, really.
Why submit yourself to balancing on a tightrope? Applying pages and pages of rules to the flow of the game, all the while keeping a deaf ear turned to the fans on the sidelines and a keen eye trained to the fie...
Published October 16, 2008 by The Columbia Flier in Opinion
After Greg Hamm's presentation about General Growth Properties' downtown plans to the Columbia Association board, Town Center's Suzanne Waller led the questioning off with a clear, strong statement about the importance of thorough, participative planning....
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Bits & Pieces
The times that I have visited Atholton High School for various functions, I have found that the school administration knows how to do things right. On Oct. 11, the school hosted its first Hall of Fame luncheon and honored the 10 ...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Entertainment, Dining
On a long-ago trip to Europe -- in September, yet -- Germans around Munich (aka München) were already into Oktoberfest. Celebrations abounded, with abandon. Not a huge fan of beer (back then), my memories are more of the food.
Wursts, of ...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times in Community
The Howard County Office on Aging is recruiting volunteers for its 50+ Expo at Wilde Lake High School Fri., Oct. 17. More than 100 volunteers are needed to be greeters, clean up and more. Complimentary lunch is included. A variety of shifts are available....
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
They told Tony Brudis it couldn't be done; the politics and logistics of the matter would be too much to overcome.
Lights and Howard County Youth Program baseball, he was told, weren't exactly a perfec...
Published October 16, 2008 by Howard County Times, The Columbia Flier in Sports
Howard Community College
The cross country team competed at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh University Oct. 3. The Dragons placed 33rd out of 41 teams in the White Division.
Brian Allen placed 7...